One of the countrys most delightful childhood memoirs, penned by
an Ozark native with a keen, observant eye and a gift for narrative. John Quincy Wolfs relaxed style and
colorful characters resemble those of another chronicler of nineteenth century rural life, Laura Ingalls
Wilder. Wolfs acerbic wit and lucid prose infuse the White River pioneers of his story with such life
that the reader participates vicariously in their log rollings, house raisings, spelling bees, hog killings,
soap making, country dances, and camp meetings.

A
Documentary History of Arkansas by C. Fred Williams (Editor)The story of the birth and
development of the nation's twenty-sixth state is told here in the
documents of the era.

Arkansas,
Arkansas: Writers and Writings from the Delta to the Ozarks, 1541-1969
by John Caldwell Guilds (Editor), Adapted by Maya Angelou and Miller
WilliamsLiterary Journal:
"Covering 428 years of Arkansas history (from, roughly, Hernando de
Soto's explorations to the integration of Little Rock's Central High
School in the late 1950s), this chunky first volume of a two-volume set
contains a generous selection of memoirs, history, poetry, folklore, short
fiction, and frontier humor that together form a vivid record of a
region's passage from violent wilderness to law-abiding state. A true
charm of the book lies in the unfamiliar tall tales and unanthologized
lyrics that are herein given another chance. Essential for readers who
enjoy regional literature."

Arkansas,
1800-1860: Remote and Restless by Charles S. BoltonOften thought of as a primitive
backwoods peopled by rough hunters and unsavory characters early Arkansas
was actually quite productive and dynamic. Bolton describes migration,
agricultural, growth, religion, the roles of women, slavery, the
dispossession of the, Quapaws and Cherokees and many other facets of
Arkansass development.

They
Sought a Land: A Settlement in the Arkansas River Valley, 1840-1870 by
William Oates RagsdaleIn 1840 prosperous farming families
left North and South Carolina to trek in covered wagons to the unsettled
Arkansas River Valley. Absorbing to read and rich with colorful detail,
this is a story of the peopling of the western frontier and the ways in
which hardship religion and a shared past bound settlers together into a
lasting community.

A
Journal of Travels into the Arkansas Territory During the Year 1819 by
Thomas Nuttall, Savoie Lottinville (Editor)Covering Thomas Nuttalls travels
in Arkansas and what is now Oklahoma this journal is filled with valuable
details on the plants animals and geology of the region as well as
penetrating observations of the resident native tribes the military
establishment at Fort Smith and the beginnings of white settlement.